Artificial bait.



E. D. MYERS.

ARTIFICIAL BAIT.

APPLICATION man JULY 31,1914.

Patented May 18, 1915.

uuento'o E 17. Wzzw Wiimaooeo O EDWARD D. MYERS, 0F SHELBY, MICEIGAN.

ARTIFICIAL BAIT.

Specification of Letters I'atent.

Patented May 118, 1915.

Application filed July 31, 191a. Serial No. 854,334.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that T, EDWARD. D. MYERS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Shelby, in the county of Oceana and State of Michigan, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Artificial Bait, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in artificial bait, and itsobject is to provide a bait composed of a pair of body sections adaptedto revolve in opposite directions as the bait is drawn through thewater, whereby a life-like motion of the bait is obtained.

A further object of the invention is to provide an artificial bait whichhas a spiral or screwlike motion as it travels through the water, bywhich the action of self-propulsion is closely simulated, and the baitmade attractive to the fish.

The invention consists of thefeatures of construction, combination andarrangement of parts herein fully described and claimed, reference'beinghad to the accompanying drawing in which Figure 1 is a side elevation ofan artificial bait embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a top plan view ofthe same. Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal section. Fig. 4 is avertical transverse section on line 44 of Fig. 2.

Referring to Fig. 1 of the drawing, 1 designates a rod or stemterminating at its front and rear ends in eyes 2 and 3, for theattachment, respectively of the line 4, and one or more rear hooks 5.The intermediate portion of the stem is bent or offset to provide aright angularly extending arm or looped portion 6 formed to provide aneye 7, to which may be attached one or more hooks 8.

The bait body is composed of a pair of transversely divided sections 9and 10, made of wood, metal or other material, and painted or striped inany suitable manner to represent the desired kind of living bait. Thesesections are revolubly mounted on the stem in front and rear of the arms6, suitable bearing members 11 being provided on the stem to serve asstops, whereby excess endwise motion of either bait section isprevented.

The bait sections may simulate the body of an eel or other bait, and areof serpentine or spiral formation or may be round and striped spirally,so that upon being revolved they will have an auger like motion oreffect in going through the Water, in an irregular path .simulating theswimming motion of the bait. Said sections are each provided at theiropposite sides with propelling blades or vanes, the blades or vanes uponthe front section being designated 12 and 13, respectively, and theblades or vanes upon the rear section being designated 14: and 15respectively. As shown, these blades or vanes are spirally curved andproject downwardly and inwardly or upwardly and rearwardly, the vane 12at one side of the section 10 being bent upwardly and rearwardly and thevane 13 at the opposite side thereof is bent downwardly and rearwardly,while the vanes 14 and 15 are similarly bent with respect to each other,that is at like angles, but reversely to the blades 12 and 13 of thesection 9. These blades or vanes are set at such an angle as to revolvethe bait sections faster than the natural course of the spirals throughthe water, thus giving the effect of self-propulsion. The constructionis therefore such that when the bait is drawn through the water thesection 9 will be revolved in one direction and the section 10 in theopposite direction, the bait dering it very attractive to certain kindsof If desired, the space between the adjacent ends of the body sections9 and 10 may be closed by a sleeve or shield, but this is not essential.

An artificial bait comprising a rod or stem having front and rear eyesand an intermediate arm terminating in an eye, the front eye beingadapted for the attachment of-a line, hooks engaging the other eyes, anda bait body composed of a pair of serpentine shaped sectionsrevolublymounted upon the rod in front and rear of said arm, said sections havingblades for evolving the same in opposite directions.

In testimony whereof I afix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EDWARD D. MYERS. Witnesses:

O. E. ELLIS, J. C. WADE.

